class Directory(): def __init__(self, path): self.path = path self.files_loaded = False self.scheduled = False self.files = None self.mtime = None self.exists = True def load_files(self): import os try: self.files = os.listdir(self.path) self.exists = True except OSError: self.files = [] self.exists = False self.files_loaded = True def __len__(self): return len(self.files) def __getitem__(self, key): return self.files[key] if __name__ == '__main__': d = Directory('.') d.load_files() print(d.files) print(d[1])